The German U21 ends the international season with a good feeling. In the endurance test in Italy, the DFB-Elf celebrates a victory after defeats against France and England. Also a debutant hits.
The German U21s ended the international season with a win in Italy. After defeats against France (0:1) and England (1:3), coach Antonio Di Salvo’s selection won 4:2 (1:0) on the rainy Saturday evening after an overall convincing performance.
In front of a sparsely occupied ranks in Ancona, Cologne debutant Denis Huseinbasic (23rd minute), Lazar Samardzic (52nd) from Udinese Calcio, Freiburg’s Kevin Schade (56th) and Maurice Malone (88th hand penalty) from Wolfsberger AC scored the lead Part worth seeing German hits.
“I believe that the win is well deserved,” said Di Salvo and was particularly happy about this success after the defeats against two other top nations. “I think it’s a step forward.”
Two red cards in the second half
Matteo Cancellieri (66th/74th) made the game that had already been decided exciting again. In the heated final phase, Giorgio Cittadini (85th) saw the red card after an emergency brake, Raoul Bellanova had to leave the field with a yellow card (87th). “I think it’s important to survive such phases,” said Di Salvo on Sat.1.
In a challenging game in difficult conditions with puddles on the pitch, the German selection was the superior team despite a few failures. After the defeats against France and England, the German U21 national team showed that they learned from the defeats in September and deserved to win – also thanks to the goal scorer Schade. “I’m super happy after suffering for six or seven months,” said Schade, who had been out for a long time due to an abdominal muscle injury.
The next course for the German U21s on the way to the European Championships will take place from March 19th to 29th, 2023. The EURO finals will take place in Georgia and Romania from June 21 to July 8. Germany is the defending champion.
Source: Stern
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